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Comment by De Villo Sloan on January 31, 2012 at 6:36am

Not really, but I'm happy you do.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on January 31, 2012 at 12:39am

right - I saw some that are incredibly beautiful

Comment by De Villo Sloan on January 31, 2012 at 12:15am

I Googled alamancs, and it's definitely a very ancient form that is rooted in the zodiac & astrology, but they also became compendiums for bits of arcane knowledge, narratives, quotations - definitely an interesting idea.

Comment by Marie Wintzer on January 30, 2012 at 8:02am

Thank you! Working onto is another good idea. I want to say that all the pictures are available for anyone to use, if you ever feel like...no problem and it would be an honor for me.

Comment by cheryl penn on January 30, 2012 at 6:10am

Thank you for posting these photographs - AND in this systematic way - it changes the work too - the orderly frame makes a wonderful work in its own right.  I think working onto this image could result in some spectacular stuff! AND the original - its mine - I feel lucky for sure Marie :-)!!! X

Comment by Marie Wintzer on January 29, 2012 at 5:16am

Actually... making an almanac could be a whole new project. Thanks you two!

Comment by Marie Wintzer on January 29, 2012 at 4:30am

They were also aiming at different groups of people. For example the hunters had their own one, farmers in the mountains had a different one, some almanacs ealt more with cooking matters etc. I think the most popular one was issued by the postal service:

others:

Comment by De Villo Sloan on January 29, 2012 at 3:08am

Nice link - it amounts to a tradition. It is associated with the pastoral/rural.

Yes, Almanacs must be connected to that! Farmer's Almanac is akin to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. An early form of Trashbook? ;)))

Comment by Marie Wintzer on January 29, 2012 at 2:24am

Almanac it is.

Love that Lorine Niedecker page, thanks for posting!

Comment by Marie Wintzer on January 29, 2012 at 1:48am

Your comment reminds me of something. In the old days they used to have "almanachs". I can't find the translation, I think it's a french word. They were calendars that, as you say, were built around celebrations, religious festivities, gardening, old sayings etc, a bit of everything. My grandma was always reading them.

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